Scrubbing Glove Assembly

ABSTRACT

A scrubbing glove assembly for scrubbing an object includes a glove that has a plurality of fingers, a hand portion, a thumb and a cuff such that the glove can be worn on a user&#39;s hand. The glove has a soap reservoir integrated therein to contain a liquid soap. Additionally, the glove has a plurality of soap openings each extending into the soap reservoir to release the liquid soap from the soap reservoir. A plurality of bristles is each coupled to the glove to scrub a surface when the glove is worn.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention.

The disclosure relates to scrubbing devices and more particularlypertains to a new scrubbing device for releasing a liquid soap whilebeing worn on a user's hand. The scrubbing device comprises a glove,which has a soap reservoir integrated therein, and a plurality of soapopenings for releasing a liquid soap from the soap reservoir.Additionally, a plurality of bristles is attached to the glove toenhance scrubbing the object.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed uUnder 37CFR 1.97 and 1.98.

The prior art relates to scrubbing devices including a variety of glovesthat have various means of soap storage and dispensing being coupledthereto. The prior art also discloses a variety of gloves that havescrubbing elements, such as bristles, attached thereto for scrubbing anobject. Additionally, the prior art discloses a glove that has soapdispensing portions and scrubbing portions being removably coupled tothe glove. In no instance does the prior art disclose a glove that hasbristles attached thereto and that has a soap reservoir integratedtherein.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above bygenerally comprising a glove that has a plurality of fingers, a handportion, a thumb and a cuff such that the glove can be worn on a user'shand. The glove has a soap reservoir integrated therein to contain aliquid soap. Additionally, the glove has a plurality of soap openingseach extending into the soap reservoir to release the liquid soap fromthe soap reservoir. A plurality of bristles is each coupled to the gloveto scrub a surface when the glove is worn.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the disclosure in order that the detailed descriptionthereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that thepresent contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There areadditional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafterand which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features ofnovelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisdisclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than thoseset forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to thefollowing detailed description thereof. Such description makes referenceto the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a bottom phantom view of a scrubbing glove assembly accordingto an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a detail view taken from circle 2 of FIG. 1 of an embodimentof the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a top phantom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 4 of anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 1 of anembodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through6 thereof, a new scrubbing device embodying the principles and conceptsof an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by thereference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, the scrubbing glove assembly10 generally comprises a glove 12 that has a plurality of fingers 14, ahand portion 16, a thumb 18 and a cuff 20 such that the glove 12 can beworn on a user's hand. The glove 12 may be comprised of a fluidimpermeable material, including but not being limited to, rubber, vinyl,latex or other similarly flexible material. The glove 12 has a soapreservoir 22 integrated therein to contain a liquid soap 24. The glove12 has a plurality of soap openings 26 that each extends into the soapreservoir 22 to release the liquid soap 24 from the soap reservoir 22.

The hand portion 16 has an inside layer 28 and an outside layer 30 todefine the soap reservoir 22 between the inside layer 28 and the outsidelayer 30. Additionally, the soap reservoir 22 is fluidly discrete fromeach of the fingers 14, the thumb 18 and the cuff 20. Each of the soapopenings 26 extends through the outside layer 30 of the hand portion 16,and the soap openings 26 are spaced apart from each other and aredistributed over a palm 32 of the hand portion 16. Additionally, thesoap openings 26 are arranged to radiate outwardly from a central point34 of the palm 32. The outside layer 30 has a fill opening 36 extendinginto the soap reservoir 22 to facilitate the soap reservoir 22 to befilled with the liquid soap 24. A closure 37, such as a cap or the like,may be provided for closing the fill opening 36.

A plurality of bristles 38 is provided and each of the bristles 38 iscoupled to the glove 12 to scrub a surface when the glove 12 is worn.Each of the bristles 38 is spaced apart from each other and isdistributed over the hand portion 16, each of the fingers 14 and thethumb 18. Each of the bristles 38 is positioned on a first surface 40 ofthe glove 12 which corresponds to each of the fingers 14, the thumb 18and the hand portion 16. The plurality of bristles 38 has a boundary 42on the hand portion 16, the boundary 42 is spaced from the cuff 20 andthe boundary 42 curves toward the cuff 20. Each of the bristles 38 has adistal end 44 and the distal end 44 of each of the bristles 38 isrounded. Additionally, each of the bristles 38 may be comprised of thesame material of which the glove 12 is comprised.

In use, the glove 12 is worn on the user's hand for scrubbing an object,such as a plate, a counter top or any other surface to be cleaned. Thepressure of the user's hand against the inside layer 28 of the handportion 16 squeezes the liquid soap 24 out of the soap openings 26. Inthis way the liquid soap 24 is released to enhance cleaning the object.Additionally, the soap reservoir 22 can be refilled, through the fillopening, when the soap reservoir 22 is depleted of the liquid soap 24.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodimentenabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials,shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, aredeemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and allequivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the specification are intended to be encompassed by anembodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of thedisclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used inits non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word areincluded, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. Areference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not excludethe possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless thecontext clearly requires that there be only one of the elements. DocketNo.

I claim:
 1. A scrubbing glove assembly having a soap reservoir beingintegrated therein for releasing a liquid soap for scrubbing, saidassembly comprising: a glove having a plurality of fingers, a handportion, a thumb and a cuff wherein said glove is configured to be wornon a user's hand, said glove having a soap reservoir being integratedtherein wherein said soap reservoir is configured to contain a liquidsoap, said glove having a plurality of soap openings extending into saidsoap reservoir wherein said plurality of soap openings is configured torelease the liquid soap from said soap reservoir; and a plurality ofbristles, each of said bristles being coupled to said glove wherein saidplurality of bristles is configured to scrub a surface when said gloveis worn.
 2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said hand portionhas an inside layer and an outside layer to define said soap reservoirbetween said inside layer and said outside layer, said reservoir beingfluidly discrete from each of said fingers, said thumb and said cuff. 3.The assembly according to claim 2, wherein each of said soap openingsextends through said outside layer of said hand portion, said soapopenings being spaced apart from each other and being distributed over apalm of said hand portion, said soap openings being arranged to radiateoutwardly from a central point of said palm.
 4. The assembly accordingto claim 2, wherein said outside layer has a fill opening extending intosaid soap reservoir wherein said fill opening is configured tofacilitate said soap reservoir to be filled with the liquid soap.
 5. Theassembly according to claim 1, wherein each of said bristles is spacedapart from each other and is distributed over said hand portion, each ofsaid fingers and said thumb, each of said bristles being positioned on afirst surface of said glove which corresponds to each of said fingers,said thumb and said hand portion.
 6. The assembly according to claim 1,wherein said plurality of bristles has a boundary on said hand portion,said boundary being spaced from said cuff, said boundary curving towardsaid cuff.
 7. A scrubbing glove assembly having a soap reservoir beingintegrated therein for releasing a liquid soap for scrubbing, saidassembly comprising: a glove having a plurality of fingers, a handportion, a thumb and a cuff wherein said glove is configured to be wornon a user's hand, said glove having a soap reservoir being integratedtherein wherein said soap reservoir is configured to contain a liquidsoap, said glove having a plurality of soap openings extending into saidsoap reservoir wherein said plurality of soap openings is configured torelease the liquid soap from said soap reservoir, said hand portionhaving an inside layer and an outside layer to define said soapreservoir between said inside layer and said outside layer, saidreservoir being fluidly discrete from each of said fingers, said thumband said cuff, each of said soap openings extending through said outsidelayer of said hand portion, said soap openings being spaced apart fromeach other and being distributed over a palm of said hand portion, saidsoap openings being arranged to radiate outwardly from a central pointof said palm, said outside layer having a fill opening extending intosaid soap reservoir wherein said fill opening is configured tofacilitate said soap reservoir to be filled with the liquid soap; and aplurality of bristles, each of said bristles being coupled to said glovewherein said plurality of bristles is configured to scrub a surface whensaid glove is worn, each of said bristles being spaced apart from eachother and being distributed over said hand portion, each of said fingersand said thumb, each of said bristles being positioned on a firstsurface of said glove which corresponds to each of said fingers, saidthumb and said hand portion, said plurality of bristles having aboundary on said hand portion, said boundary being spaced from saidcuff, said boundary curving toward said cuff.